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November 18, 2015
SASKATOON – Dr. Ivar Mendez, head of surgery at the University of Saskatchewan, has managed to print a 3D replica of a patient’s brain as a way of rehearsing a surgery to achieve an optimal result. Dr. Mendez worked with a team to produce the model, which is an exact replica of a specific patient’s brain.
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November 4, 2015
MONTREAL – McGill University has announced a new name and vision that will position the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning at the forefront of simulated training in the health sciences. Thanks to a $7.5 million gift from Arnold and Blema Steinberg, the Centre will be expanding its facilities, enhancing its technologies and broadening its scope of activities.
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October 7, 2015
VICTORIA – Healthcare learners in Greater Victoria will acquire important clinical and inter-professional skills, when treating life-like mannequins that breathe, talk, cough and groan at a new simulation centre at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
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August 19, 2015
LONDON, Ont. – TD Bank Group is donating $500,000 to support training for doctors in women’s care, including those focused on pregnancy, birthing and newborn care at London Health Sciences Centre. Read More
August 5, 2015
BARRIE, Ont. – Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), a 319-bed regional hospital in Barrie, Ontario, and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, a Toronto-based education institution devoted exclusively to applied health sciences education, have announced a Meditech partnership. Read More
March 18, 2015
TORONTO – Protecting personal health information is vital for everyone. Unauthorized access and privacy breaches happen and can have lasting consequences for both the patient and the healthcare system. The Ontario Hospital Association is hosting an educational session on April 22 that brings healthcare executives and managers up-to-date on policies and procedures to protect the privacy of patient information. Read More
February 27, 2015
Mravyan, an electrical engineer, and Will Mann, a biochemist he met when both were earning their MBAs at Western University’s Richard Ivey School of Business, approached the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute to identify health problems that some technological innovation could help improve.“We wanted to do something real and useful,” Mravyan says. Read More
February 27, 2015
TORONTO – A new geriatric training course developed by The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, in partnership with Baycrest, aims to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals for the unique needs and care challenges of older patients. Read More
December 3, 2014
TORONTO – Siemens has established its first Canadian customer training centre for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in partnership with the Joint Department of Medical Imaging (JDMI) at the University of Toronto. The centre is located in the heart of the Medical Imaging Department at Toronto General Hospital and offers Canadian customers the opportunity to train on MRI closer to home and more frequently. Read More
May 21, 2014
TORONTO – Elekta, a company pioneering innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders, and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences are enhancing the simulation experiences for the next generation of radiation therapists, thanks to the addition of Clarity to Michener’s radiation therapy training suite.
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